GLACIER BAY, ALASKA

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 31.0 34.1 38.0 45.3 53.0 59.3 62.2 60.7 54.3 46.0 37.0 33.1 46.2
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 40.4 43.3 43.8 51.0 58.0 62.9 67.2 65.8 57.4 49.7 42.2 39.1 48.9
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1977 1981 1989 1981 1983 1989 1987 1989 1979 1976 1969 1981
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 20.5 23.3 31.6 38.3 46.0 55.3 58.4 57.1 50.9 42.5 28.4 24.3 43.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1969 1979 1972 1972 1971 1975 1970 1969 1970 1966 1985 1964 1971
Mean Temperature (F) 27.0 30.0 33.2 38.9 45.7 51.6 54.7 53.7 48.6 41.7 33.2 29.3 40.6
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 36.9 39.5 38.3 42.5 49.9 54.1 57.2 56.1 50.7 45.6 39.5 35.9 43.2
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1977 1981 1984 1981 1983 1987 1987 1977 1979 1976 1969 1981
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 15.3 18.1 27.9 34.0 40.3 48.5 52.4 50.8 46.7 38.7 22.8 19.4 38.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1969 1979 1972 1972 1971 1985 1970 1969 1970 1990 1985 1964 1972
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 23.0 25.8 28.4 32.5 38.3 43.8 47.0 46.7 43.0 37.3 29.3 25.5 35.1
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 33.3 35.7 33.8 35.6 41.8 45.9 48.6 48.5 46.5 41.4 36.8 32.7 37.4
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1977 1984 1977 1981 1977 1977 1966 1963 1979 1976 1969 1981
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 10.1 12.8 23.3 29.6 34.6 41.0 45.7 44.5 40.5 32.9 17.1 14.5 32.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1969 1979 1967 1972 1971 1985 1964 1969 1983 1990 1985 1964 1972
Mean Precipitation (in.) 6.30 5.09 3.68 2.98 3.76 3.16 3.99 5.82 9.05 11.14 7.07 6.60 68.64
Highest Precipitation (in.) 11.29 10.73 7.55 7.26 6.64 8.40 7.98 10.81 15.04 24.61 15.14 12.59 86.69
Year Highest Occurred 1985 1988 1969 1986 1972 1975 1969 1961 1990 1978 1969 1989 1988
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 2.29 0.19 0.70 0.31 1.18 0.91 1.34 0.91 3.12 6.34 1.59 0.76 49.56
Year Lowest Occurred 1969 1989 1989 1976 1977 1982 1987 1963 1965 1975 1965 1983 1965
Heating Degree Days (F) 1178. 980. 986. 783. 598. 402. 319. 350. 492. 722. 954. 1107. 8871.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.

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